croutonnoun [ C usually plural ]
uk/ˈkruː.tɒ̃/us/ˈkruː.t̬ɑːn/a small square piece of bread that is fried or toasted (= heated until it is dry and brown), added to soup or a salad just before you eat it
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bread
- bagel
- baguette
- bannock
- bap
- barm cake
- chapatti
- chupatti
- ciabatta
- cob
- corn bread
- garlic bread
- Granary Bread
- hallah
- hot cross bun
- loaf
- poppadom
- pumpernickel
- roti
- rye bread
- staff
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Examples from literature
- If the croutons incline to brown unevenly shake the pan.
- Let boil and serve hot with fried croutons.
- Serve on a platter with stewed prawns and garnish with croutons.
- Serve with fried parsley and croutons of fried bread.
- Serve with toasted croutons and currant jelly.